

He stares longingly into the sky before realizing Joe has passed out. They must share God's blessings with the less fortunate.ĭoug sits at the controls with Joe.

Maggie doesn't understand why they're giving leftover food to homeless people. Their teenage daughters, Bailey (Abigail Rhyne) and Maggie (Jessi Case), argue afterward. Doug's wife, Terri (Heather Graham), has made her delicious sauce. They laugh before attending a barbeque competition. What should have been a riveting tale of survival under pressure feels hokey and staged.ĭoug (Quaid) panics with his brother, Jeff (Brett Rice), on a training flight in Southwest Florida. If only the film captured the moment without strained melodrama, contrived subplots, and poor editing. A man questioning his faith finds strength in God as strangers rally to help. On a Wing and a Prayer tells the remarkable true story of how Doug White (Dennis Quaid) landed a private plane after the pilot's death midair.

A Christian family suffering a tragic loss experiences a harrowing crisis while flying home on Easter Sunday in 2009.
